Context and aims of the aqua-planet experiment

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 91, Issue 1 A, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Blackburn, Michael ^a   Hoskins, Brian J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparison of atmospheric general circulation models (GCMS); Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ); Modelling hierarchy; Precipitation; Tropical circulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84886788461     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2013-A01     Document Type: Article

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